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Easily digestible tech news....Re:https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150302/07565730182/nokia-ceo-we-have-to-get-rid-net-neutrality-otherwise-self-driving-cars-will-keep-crashing-into-each-other.shtml#c1098
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:23:10 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150302/07565730182/nokia-ceo-we-have-to-get-rid-net-neutrality-otherwise-self-driving-cars-will-keep-crashing-into-each-other.shtml#c1098Re: Re: Re:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150302/05161330177/unsealed-document-fbi-admits-stingray-devices-will-disrupt-phone-service.shtml#c419
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:23:07 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150302/05161330177/unsealed-document-fbi-admits-stingray-devices-will-disrupt-phone-service.shtml#c419Sending an alert to others is an interesting idea, but if I were to consolidate all of this into a single app, I'd just recommend that everyone run that app to detect rogue stations themselves. There'd be no need to send out any kind of alert.]]>Double aka other standardhttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c283
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:21:10 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c283Now when someone else wants backdoors for the exact same reason as the USA it is bad because it is not the USA. But I guess that is one of those things you can do when you spend more on military than the next 10 countries combined. Shame they don't spend anything close to this on education.]]>Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I wonder...https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150302/05161330177/unsealed-document-fbi-admits-stingray-devices-will-disrupt-phone-service.shtml#c402
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:17:32 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150302/05161330177/unsealed-document-fbi-admits-stingray-devices-will-disrupt-phone-service.shtml#c402After my many decades of activism and being an opinionated loudmouth, that they haven't done so yet tells me that the Eye of Sauron has juicier targets in view.]]>Re: This reminds me of the problem with tasershttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150221/13433030098/judge-john-facciola-todays-law-enforcement-id-go-weeks-without-seeing-warrant-anything-tactile.shtml#c81
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:11:09 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150221/13433030098/judge-john-facciola-todays-law-enforcement-id-go-weeks-without-seeing-warrant-anything-tactile.shtml#c81When the action however is seen as less serious at it's base level though, there will be less attention paid to it, as it's not seen as nearly extreme, even if the inevitable abuses of it can, and often do, make it's impact even worse than the 'more serious' option.]]>Re:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/04491030191/there-is-no-way-that-hillary-clinton-didnt-know-she-was-supposed-to-use-government-email-account.shtml#c650
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:08:34 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/04491030191/there-is-no-way-that-hillary-clinton-didnt-know-she-was-supposed-to-use-government-email-account.shtml#c650Re: Dealbreaker for mehttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/04491030191/there-is-no-way-that-hillary-clinton-didnt-know-she-was-supposed-to-use-government-email-account.shtml#c629
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:06:24 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/04491030191/there-is-no-way-that-hillary-clinton-didnt-know-she-was-supposed-to-use-government-email-account.shtml#c629This email thing doesn't even hit my top 10.]]>Re:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c255
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:03:50 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c255Re: Re: Re:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/08563830196/connecticut-town-takes-down-painting-including-image-mother-teresa-over-ip-challenges.shtml#c256
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:02:51 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/08563830196/connecticut-town-takes-down-painting-including-image-mother-teresa-over-ip-challenges.shtml#c256This is WONDERFUL!https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/04491030191/there-is-no-way-that-hillary-clinton-didnt-know-she-was-supposed-to-use-government-email-account.shtml#c618
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:00:28 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/04491030191/there-is-no-way-that-hillary-clinton-didnt-know-she-was-supposed-to-use-government-email-account.shtml#c618This reminds me of the problem with tasershttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150221/13433030098/judge-john-facciola-todays-law-enforcement-id-go-weeks-without-seeing-warrant-anything-tactile.shtml#c60
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:00:25 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150221/13433030098/judge-john-facciola-todays-law-enforcement-id-go-weeks-without-seeing-warrant-anything-tactile.shtml#c60Easy access to our data seems like the same sort of deal. In concept, this should be a good thing: a database search is better than a SWAT raid. In practice, though, that very thing is leading to increased abuse by cops in the form of ubiquitous surveillance and searches that should be illegal.]]>Re:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c252
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:55:27 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c252https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c232
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:52:09 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c232Meet Kettle!Call him Pot!]]>Re:https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c230
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:51:55 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c230Even if they realize it, they will never admit it.]]>Re: Re: Re: FCC Net Neutrality backers neutralizes their own arguments against TPPhttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150227/02573230156/is-america-about-to-experience-billion-dollar-pain-corporate-sovereignty-first-hand.shtml#c500
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:50:35 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150227/02573230156/is-america-about-to-experience-billion-dollar-pain-corporate-sovereignty-first-hand.shtml#c500Really ?https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150302/08162630183/hysterical-facts-optional-assault-fccs-new-neutrality-rules-has-commenced.shtml#c1524
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:50:01 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150302/08162630183/hysterical-facts-optional-assault-fccs-new-neutrality-rules-has-commenced.shtml#c1524Is it good , is it bad, is it in between no one knows because they have not published what is in the "rules"]]>Glad to hear these words from the Magistrate Judge.https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150221/13433030098/judge-john-facciola-todays-law-enforcement-id-go-weeks-without-seeing-warrant-anything-tactile.shtml#c38
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:49:04 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150221/13433030098/judge-john-facciola-todays-law-enforcement-id-go-weeks-without-seeing-warrant-anything-tactile.shtml#c38real problem with the judicial system is that it's being run largely by neo-technophobics, in addition to the all the bad apples in law enforcements orchard.

Gotta wonder how long they can pretend the issues don't exist before reality decides to pay them a rather nasty visit..]]>https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150221/13433030098/judge-john-facciola-todays-law-enforcement-id-go-weeks-without-seeing-warrant-anything-tactile.shtml#c21
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:47:33 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150221/13433030098/judge-john-facciola-todays-law-enforcement-id-go-weeks-without-seeing-warrant-anything-tactile.shtml#c21And we thought the Clipper Ship sank with Clinton...https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c208
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:41:32 PSThttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150303/07065030193/president-obama-complains-to-china-about-demanding-backdoors-to-encryption-as-his-adminisration-demands-same-thing.shtml#c208Our words are backed with NUCLEAR WEAPONS!